Saw table attachment for swivel saws



Sept. 25, 1951` B. A. FULLER SAW TABLE ATTACHMENT FOR SWIVEL SAWS 3 Sheets-SheecI l Filed Nov. '7, 1947 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS. v

Sept. 25, 1951 B. A. FULLER SAW TABLE ATTACHMENT FOR SWIVEL SAWS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 lFiled NOV. 7, 1947 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Sept. 25, 1951 B. A. FULLER sAw TABLE ATTACHMENT FOR SWIVEL sAws y Filed NOV. 7, 194'? 5 Sheets-Sheet :5

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Patented Sept. 25,`v 1951 if.

UNITED v PATENT f. OFFICE,

ATTACHMENT FOR SWIVEL lsAWs 'Byron A.` Fuller, NeligglnNehr. 1 I Application November 7, 1947, Serial No. 784,713

invention relatesl of lthe .rotary type, that is particularly adapted for mounting on truck bodies-or theli'lre.;`

In the invention, I have had in mind a'sximportant purposes thereof the provision of: a saw which,l as a selfecontained; unit, is readily capableof mounting. upon a truck body; that is of ifelatively uncomplicated', and' very durable, con struction.; is easily 'operated and maintained; and

is of far greater versatility,as-.to1:theitypeg of p the trucky body; a supporting frame or boom pivx oted to the base for up-and-downfswin'ging. movement, so that. the sawblade can bepositioned for cutting, operations v.on the ground and anvarious distances above. the ground;.-a saw mandrel swiveled on the end ot the. supporting. frame, so

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to a. ynriotor--driven saw thatv the saw blade can be positionedzin. horizontal orvertical planes, or in various angular planes therebetween; a circular 'bla-del carried by the mandrel; a` power meansanda .driving connes.- tion between the power means and mandreLthat will drive, thersaw inrany position .ofnadjustment of the turn-table,y base, supporting frame, or mandrel. Additionally, the'inventicn embodies, in combination with the-fmachine describedfa novel -saw table attachment that Vpermits, use of the machine for sawing logs into stovel lengths,

With the foregoing andfotherobfject's in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certainfnovel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed lout in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction andf`arrangement. of parts Without departing from" the spirit of' the invention as claimed.

' f i Referring to thedrawings* Figure 1 is a side elevational viewoi as'aw'constructed in accordance with-'the `invention,I the dotted lines indicating an adjusted position l for sawing' logs into blocks while lying on the Figurelisatopplantievnv H 21 Figure 3- i's a section taken substantially on line .3-3 of Figure2. Figurev 4 is; en end elevational view taken from the lrig-ht of Fig-,ure 1, the. dotted lines indicating an. adjustedA positiony off thesaw blade.

Figure 5. is. asection on line '5-5 of Figure 3. Figure, 6 is a side elevational View showing. the bladeend of the-machine, and the saw table at- .tachment used therewith. f Figure 7 is a view taken substantially on line 1 -l of Figure 6. Referring to .the-drawings in detail, at.5 (Fig. 2) is shown a turn-table which is. rotatably mounted Avvherev'er' desired. Preferably, the turn-table is mounted for rotation on a flat-bodied truck or the like (not. shown-).1 The turn-table, as will becomeapparent hereinafter, carries the whole device and thusthe. whole machine is readily transported `for operations on the site, the truck being moved. from tree to. tree for felling.

Mounted upon the.` turn-table 5vv for sliding movement. thereon, is a base 6, Since. the remaining portions of the machine, to be described, are vcarried by vthe base 6, it is seen that after the saw been swung around with the turntable..v the distance of rthe blade itself from the truck body can bevaried as necessary, The purpose. of this construction is to permit the. saw blade to beimoved back andforth during the sawing of large logs, lying on the ground, into blocks.. The. :base 6. comprises a pair of spaced parallel channel members slidably supported upon spaced parallel ychannel members 6,' xedly secured to the upper portionof the Iturntable 5. Flanges, 1" secured to the members 6 and slidably vengaging the members vli can provide the desired slidable mounting. The motor 1 is supported upon cross members 8' extending between the members B.

Fixedly mounted upon the 'base 6 is a motor fl which `can be, and preferably is, a conventional gasoline engine. A boom or supporting frame 8 is pivoted, for vert-ica-llswinging movement, to .the base B', the pivotal 'connections being show-nat 8:. The frame is of' substantially elongated construction, projecting beyond the. truckv a vsuitable distance, and as^ bestA shown-in Figure 2, tapers somewhat toward itscuter'end'. part. of the: supporting frame. 8, I provide an opstanding member w ofv inverted u-shapedforascenso mation, that is, rigidly7 connected to the main portion of the frame. Diagonal braces II can be used to strengthen the construction.

Connected at one end to the top of the member I0, and at the other end to the base 6 (Figures 1 and 2) is a pair of strong and relatively elongated springs I2. The purpose of these springs is to control the vertical swinging movement of the supporting frame 8. Normally, the springs I2 hold the saw in the full line position shown in Figure 1. However, during cutting operation, the operator can urge the supporting frame downwardly against.the action of the springs, as shown bythe dottedlines in Figure 1.

Welded or otherwise vpermanently connected to the outer end of the supporting frame 8 is a sup- 4 connecting the handles to the opposed ends of the mandrel housings 29.

By reason of this constrlction, it is seen that by grasping the handles 34, the operator can swing the blade 32 to various positions, as for instance, into a horizontal plane as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 4, or a vertical plane `as indicated by the full lines in Figure 4. The blade can Ithen be locked in these positions by use of the drop pin I8. Alternatively, the operator can, without locking vthe blade in position, vary Ithe angularity of the blade relative to a tree being cut down, during the felling operation. During such an operation,

'of course, the blade 32 is positioned substantially in a horizontal plane, and is swung into the tree I by means of the handles 34.

porting ring I3. A bearing ring I4 is immovably connected to the supporting ringfas by bolts 'I5 (Figure 3). The connected rings dene an annulock plate I'I.

The lock plate I1 is formed with a suitable number of openings, and in this connection, the

bearing ring I4 has anl extension overlying the lock plate IT.- 5" The extension ofthe bearing ring h-as an opening which is adapted to register with any"o'f,theV openings o f the l'lock plate, and-thus it is seen that a droppin 'I8 constitutes' means for locking thenormallyrotatable swivel I6 against movement, as desired. j The purpose of this-arrangement, whereby the'swivel I6 'can be' rotated as necessary, or can' bey locked in positions of rotatable adjustment, is to permit locking off the saw blade in adjusted positions, as for instance, when it is sawing logs on the ground or buzzing wood on a saw table, and to permit, additionally, swinging ofthe blade on` its' mandrel where a locked position-fis undesired, 4as'for instance, in felling large trees.l I

, At I9 is designatedva substantially elongated drive shaftlfio'using, one end of which a-s shown in Figure 3 extends through a central opening in 'the swivel I6, the housing I9 carrying a flanged collar that is welded to the housing, and ensages the inner face of the swivel., Collar 20 is connected to the' swivel I6 by a plurality of bolts `2I or the like. Bolts 2l also serve to connect to the` swivel I6 the anged sleeve 22, to the other end of which is attached a gear housing 23.

A drive shaft 24 leading from the motor I is contained within the housing I9, anda universal jointv 25 permits transmission of power through the drive shaft regardless of the position of angularity of the supporting frame'8lrelative torbase B carrying the motor. Drive shaft' 24 projects into the gear housing 23, and vcarries. on its end `pinion`26 meshing with ringfgear Neon-tained 'within the gear, housing. Ring gear 21 is keyed to the saw mandrel 28, journaled in opposed 'mandrel housings 29 integral, withr the gearhousing 23- .I Y

At one end, the saw mandrel carries a clamp- .ing disc 3l) that is permanently-connected to the mandrel, andwhichopposes Va removable clamping disc 3|.V4 A removable circular-saw blade 32 is Iclamped between the discs, for rotation by the mandrel 28. 'Nut33 holdsithe-parts connected.

At 34 is shown a pair `of spaced. parallel handles these being rigidly attached, as bywelding, to the A'annular lock plate vI I (Figure 3) -Thefother ends of the handles 34 .project Voutwardly beyond the blade 32. Intermediate their ends, lthe handles 34 v'carry smallplates35, receiving .Ugclamps 36 During the operation of blocking logs while lying on'the ground, the blade 32 is positioned `substantially in a vertical plane, and may if desired be locked in such position. Grasping the handles 34, the operator can then swing the blade down into the log for the purpose of sawing it into blocks. This operation is shown in dotted lines `in Figure 1, in which the log is designated by the reference character A.

The last described operation, can, of course, Vbe varied by utilizing vthe sliding movement of the base 6 as necessary. Y A

Referring now to Figures 6 and '7,1 provide 1an upstanding support 31 which can be detachably connected to the ends of the handles 34, so that they are spaced above the ground or other supporting surface S. This construction makes the saw capable of operation as a saw table, the handles 34 serving as tracks for a carriage38 that is extendedtransversely across the handles, yand carries Wheels 33 which roll upon the handles. Carriage 38 may be provided with an inverted U-shaped guard 4l) receiving the saw blade 32. When the machine is used in this manner, the saw blade 32 is locked in a Vertical plane.

From this construction, it is seen that a log hl5 carried by carriage 38 can be urged against the rotating blade 32, andrI have found that this permits ready use of the saw for sawing logs into stove lengths, for example; A

It is to be noted, with further reference tothe saw table attachment, that the support for the handles includes vertical legs 31 between the lower ends of which extends a horizontal, groundengaging base, the legs being adapted at their upper ends for rigid clamping engagement with the spaced Vparallel end portions of the handles. When so attached to the handles, the support retains the handles in a slightly inclined position, as seen in Fig. 6, so that the rollable carriage rolls down the handles toward the saw blade, thereby to increase the ease of operation, particularly when a heavy log is supported upon the carriage.

What is claimed is:

. A saw table attachment fora swinging saw, said saw including a boom, a saw mandrel thereon, a circular saw blade on the mandrel,.and gripping handles rigid with the mandrel and having wide spaced, straight, parallel end portions, comprising: a support including spaced-apart vertical legs, a horizontal base on the lower.ends thereof, and means for detachably securing the respective legs to the respective handles at `the upper ends of the legs, said handles when; secured to the legs being inclined slightly downwardly toward the saw blade; and a saw carriage including a. log supporting table portion Sextending between the respective handles, wheels at 5 apposite sides o1 the saw carriage rolling on the handles, said handles constituting tracks for the wheels, and a saw guard of inverted U-shape rigid with one side of the carriage and proporitioned to straddie the saw blade on rolliner of the carriage down the inclined handles.

' BYRON A. FULLER.

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